The SJP train has been rolling of late. With multiple dates each week, we are really getting going. I wanted to take a second to reflect on why I love being my own boss and owning a business with my favorite person in the world, SJ.

When was the last time you were able to bring a smile to someone’s face with the snap of your fingers? I don’t want to brag too much about her but last night SJ was awesome. Twice she saw a chance to make someone happy and jumped at it.

We were at our East Atlanta Farmer’s Market last night and a young lady with her two children came up. They were all very excited about trying our pizza. That was until after they ordered. They wanted to pay with EBT coins, which the market generally takes, but I informed them that we can’t accept them because we are a prepared food and we are not allowed. Saddened and dejected, she began to turn and leave when SJ stepped in and told them that she would love to make them a pie and just let her know what they wanted. The happiness in SJ’s eyes and the young lady’s was the ultimate. With a smile and many thank you’s, they enjoyed dinner on S & J's Woodfired Pizza.

As the night continued and the oven was flaming, another opportunity crossed our paths and she stepped in again. Sitting on the new bench at the market, she watched as a young man was enjoying a delish ‘za. He proceeded to accidentally lose control of the pizza, and it fell to the ground. With an understandably saddened heart, he began to walk away. SJ yelled ” Hey man, we got you another one”. He didn’t stop and so she yelled again. Still the man walked away, until another patron ran and caught him and told him the great news. He was so appreciative, and it really made the night.

Before SJP, in order to make a decision Sarah or I would have to send an email, set up a meeting, have a meeting, send some more emails and then be informed by our boss that they needed to talk to their boss and we would get an answer in a week or so. That sucked. SJ making split second decisions last night just because they felt like the right thing to do is the way for me. People aren’t numbers and some decisions aren’t hard. Why wouldn’t you want to be your own boss?

Thanks SJ.

If you are reading this now, you have realized that we have gone live with sjwoodfiredpizza.com.  Jeff Cohan, Sarah’s dad and owner of nsiteful, has been a huge help in getting our website off the ground.  I just wanted to take a second to show my loyal readers around the website.  On the home page, there are links to our facebook page and our blog.  Before Sarah and I became business partners, we were best friends and then boyfriend and girlfriend.  This business is more than just business to us.  It is our “clan”.  We want to share with you aspects of S & J's Woodfired Pizza but also aspects of our regular family life.  Food is about more than taste and appearance. It is about love and family and you will find out more about our clan in the about us section.  Also, throughout the website you will find links to our foundation.  This is an important part for us.  It’s our core beliefs and how Sarah and I approach life.

Not only do we give you a look into our lives but we plan on serving great wood-fired pizza.  I want to make the best pizza you have ever had.  Whether it be ideas about different topping combinations, coments on our dough or sauce or any other menu items check out the section For Those Who Need Inspiration.  There you can leave comments and we will have a poll that you can vote for your favorite items.  I want sjwoodfiredpizza.com to be the best site on the web and S & J's Woodfired Pizza to be the best pizza you have had.  We want to interact with you and have you talk to us.  You can leave comments on my blog and also pingbacks to your own blog.    For those of you who have already caught THE FEVER, we will have a selection of S & J's Woodfired Pizza gear available shortly.  So check back soon and often and see whats new and awesome about S and J.